6:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Novak Djokovic fell behind when he lost a tiebreaker for the first time this year but rallied past Kyle Edmund in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday in New York. The top-seeded Djokovic won 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Seeking his fourth US Open title, Djokovic
Month: September 2020
5:34 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara returned to practice Wednesday after what a source described as an unexcused four-day absence that was believed to be contract-related. And though a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Kamara was also receiving treatment on his back during that missed time, Kamara
10:01 PM ET The Football Oversight Committee on Thursday is expected to make two recommendations to the Division I Council that will give the conferences that aren’t playing this fall a practice model that mirrors a typical spring, and a 13-week season that can end no later than April 17 or April 24. The committee
10:22 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Editor’s note: Tor-Kristian Karlsen is a Norwegian football scout and executive and is the former chief executive and sporting director at AS Monaco. He will write regularly for ESPN on the business of soccer and the process of scouting. In his latest column, he looks at Donny van de Beek,
5:34 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former two-time world champion Jose Pedraza will face Javier Molina in a 10-round junior welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Sept. 19. The bout originally was scheduled for May 9 in Fresno, California, on the Jose Ramirez-Viktor Postol undercard, but that event was canceled
11:51 AM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Todd Reirden is back with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team hired Reirden as an assistant coach under Mike Sullivan on Tuesday, just over a week after Reirden was fired as head coach of the Washington Capitals following a playoff loss to the New York Islanders. This is Reirden’s
3:36 PM ET ATLANTA — The 30 players who are competing in the Tour Championship at East Lake this week are playing for $45 million in FedEx Cup bonus money, with $15 million going to the winner. And PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that he anticipates no reduction in purses going forward as
8:50 AM ET NBA legend Michael Jordan is taking an equity stake in DraftKings in exchange for becoming a special adviser to the sports betting and fantasy sports company. Jordan is the chairman of Hornets Sports and Entertainment, the ownership group of the Charlotte Hornets. He will provide guidance and strategic advice to DraftKings’ board
1:16 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Alvin Kamara will be back at practice with the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday, and the two sides will continue working toward a long-term contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. According to the source, the two sides are not that far apart on a deal (Kamara is
5:15 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Preakness Stakes will be run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Oct. 3 without fans, making it a spectator-free sweep of the three Triple Crown races this year because of the global pandemic. The Maryland Jockey Club and Stronach Group that owns and manages Pimlico made the